Parahancornia is a genus of flowering plants in the family Apocynaceae, first described as a genus in 1922. It is native to South America.[1][2]

Parahancornia
Fruit of Parahancornia surrogata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Willughbeieae
Subtribe: Lacmelleinae
Genus: Parahancornia
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Species

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Species

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The following species are currently recognized under Parahancornia:[3]

References

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  1. ^ Grandtner, M. M.; Chevrette, Julien (2013). Dictionary of Trees, Volume 2: South America: Nomenclature, Taxonomy and Ecology. Academic Press. p. 479. ISBN 9780123969545.
  2. ^ Raffauf, Robert Francis (1990). The Healing Forest: Medicinal and Toxic Plants of the Northwest Amazonia. Dioscorides Press. p. 73. ISBN 9780931146145.
  3. ^ "Parahancornia — The Plant List". www.theplantlist.org. Retrieved 2017-10-30.